Articles by author - Hui Zhu

Effect of the entorhinal cortex on diurnal ACTH and corticosterone release in rats.

Zhu W, Zhang R, Hu C, Umegaki H.

Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 159-162 PubMed PMID: 18283263  Keywords:  Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Animals, Body Weight:physiology, Central Nervous System:physiology, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Corticosterone:blood, Entorhinal Cortex:physiology, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:physiology, Male, Pituitary-Adrenal Syst.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: In our previous study, a lesion in the entorhinal cortex was found to significantly attenuate the elevation of adrenocorticotro.....

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Role of PPARgamma and its gonadotrophic regulation in rat ovarian granulosa cells in vitro.

Zhang H, Li Q, Lin H, Yang Q, Wang H, Zhu C.

Journal Article 2007; 28(3): 289-294 PubMed PMID: 17627264  Keywords:  Animals, Apoptosis, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Cultured, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases:physiology, Estradiol:biosynthesis, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases:physiology, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone:pharmacology, Granulosa Cells:phy.    Citation

: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), including PPARalpha, PPARbeta/delta, and PPARgamma, are a family of transcripti.....

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Epidemiological evidences from China assume that psychiatric-related diseases may be associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Zhu S, Guo M, Feng Q, Fan J, Zhang L.

Journal Article 2007; 28(2): 115-120 PubMed PMID: 17435677  Keywords:  Animals, Cats, China:epidemiology, Geography, Humans, Mental Disorders:epidemiology, Psychotic Disorders:epidemiology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Toxoplasmosis:epidemiology,.    Citation

: In recent years, the effect of Toxoplasma gondii infection on psychiatric-related aspects has been increasingly recognized. T. gondii ha.....

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Beta-endorphin prevents collagen induced arthritis by neuroimmuno-regulation pathway.

Yin H, Yu M, Cheng H, Zhang F, Gao Y, Lin J, Han B, Zhu L.

Comparative Study 2005; 26(6): 739-744 PubMed PMID: 16380673  Keywords:  Analysis of Variance, Animals, Arthritis, Experimental:chemically induced, Arthritis, Rheumatoid:enzymology, Chemokine CCL5:genetics, Collagen, Cytokines:genetics, Disease Models, Animal, Down-Regulation, Female, Interleukin-1:genetics, Interleukin-6:gene.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects and mechanisms of beta-endorphin (beta-END) preventing collagen induced arthritis (CIA) by neuroimmuno-r.....

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The entorhinal cortex regulates blood glucose level in response to microinjection of neostigmine into the hippocampus.

Adeli-Rankouhi S, Umegaki H, Zhu W, Suzuki Y, Kurotani-Ohara S, Ieda S, Iguchi A.

Journal Article 2005; 26(3): 225-230 PubMed PMID: 15990726  Keywords:  Animals, Blood Glucose:drug effects, Cholinesterase Inhibitors:pharmacology, Denervation, Entorhinal Cortex:cytology, Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, Hippocampus:cytology, Ibotenic Acid, Male, Microinjections, Neostigmine:pharmacology, Neural Pathways, Ra.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Microinjectin of neostigmine, an inhibitor of acetylcholine esterase, into the rat hippocampus elicited stress-like responses r.....

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